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BBC News - Analysis: Definiting Genocide In an article from BBC news online called Analysis: Defining Genocide, the International Criminal Court is considering whether or not to convict the President of Sudan, Omar al- Bashir, with charges of genocide. He is accused of the involvement of killing thousands of Black African residents of Darfur region. Although, a substantial amount of people believe that the definition of genocide is misused and too narrow while the United Nations argue that the killings are in fact considered genocide. Article two of the United Nations’ convention define genocide as, “Any of the following acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, such as killing members of the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part, imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group, or forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.” The United Nations I believe brought up a very reasonable argument. However, “the objections most frequently raised against the treaty include that the convention excludes targeted political and social groups, the definition is limited to direct acts against people, and excludes acts against the environment which sustains them or their cultural distinctiveness, proving intention beyond reasonable doubt is extremely difficult, UN member states are hesitant to single out other members or intervene, as was the case in Rwanda, there is no body of international law to clarify the parameters of the convention, the difficulty of defining or measuring "in part", and establishing how many deaths equal genocide.” I have to agree with the United Nations that the acts that were portray are in fact genocidal and charges should be pressed. Genocide is the killing of a group of people no matter how they do it or why and the President, Omar al- Bashir, should be held responsible for his actions.

I agree with you. I like your summary and I can't believe that they are killing that many poeple and kids. It is not right to do that for no reason or just because you hate them. Mason E.

Thanks Mason for your compliment on my summary and I completely agree with your opinion, and the fact that they actually have to determine whether the crime is considered genocide or not is unbelieveable. -Stephanie L.

I would have to agree. The president is a wack job that needs to be charged with genocide. He is commiting acts of hate against people who are innocent. Get rid of him. Gerardo J.

Gerardo I like the way you worded that. He is definitly a wack job, haha. -Stephanie L.